to a beneficial trust for his 500 newspaper employees. Bowles died March 3, 1952, age 61, or 62 (accounts differ). He had suffered a heart attack at a friend's apartment while in New York City on business; after being treated by a physician, he returned to his own apartment at 201 East 47th Street where a building superintendent found him dead the following morning. He was survived by wife Esther Johnson Bowles, with whom he had sons Francis T. and John, and daughters Elizabeth and Amy. A cousin of the siblings was Chester Bowles, a governor of Connecticut and ambassador to India. Titles Comic books Blue Beetle — 19 issues, #12-30 (June 1942 – Feb. 1944) Captain Aero Comics — 9 issues, vol. 1, #8 (2) - vol. 2, #4 (10) (Feb. 1942 – Jan. 1943) Cat-Man Comics — 12 issues, vol. 1, #11 (6) - vol. 3, #7 (17) (Jan. 1942 - Jan. 1943) Sparkling Stars — 32 issues, #1-33 (no #32 published) (June 1944 - March 1948) Uncertain: Holyoke One-Shot — A series of 10 comics, individually titled but sequentially numbered, are listed under this name in the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. Published in 1944 and possibly 1945, they consist of reprints of prewar material originally published by Frank Z. Temerson companies. Undated, they contain no publishing information and it is unclear who published them. Veri Best Sure Fire — The Grand Comics Database notes, "Exact publication date is unknown. Several stories are continued in Captain Aero #11. Thus, this is most likely a renamed inventory issue of Captain Aero Comics with hitherto unpublished stories." "Same as Veri Best Sure Shot Comics?" Veri Best Sure Shot — As noted above under Veri Best Sure Fire Characters Originated at Holyoke Ali Baba Blackout (continued at Frank Temerson's companies) Boxie Weaver Gargoyle Hell's Angels Phantom Falcon Red Cross (continued at Frank Temerson's companies) Tiger Squadron Volton (unrelated to Bilbara's Volton the Human Generator (Guy Newton)) Originated at Frank Z. Temerson companies Alias X Captain Aero Cat-Man Kitten Commandos of the Devil Dogs Deacon Flagman The Hood (unrelated to Marvel Comics' Hood) Miss Victory Pied Piper (published by Helnit and Holoyoke only) Ragman (unrelated to DC Comics' Ragman) Solar (last published by Holyoke before Temerson reclaimed characters) Originated at Fox Publications Blue Beetle Appearing in Temerson titles and Holyoke One Shot Captain Fearless References External links Cat-Man and Kitten at